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Introducing Matthew Hazell, A New Contributor to NLM
New Liturgical Movement - Apr 30, 2015 at 5:12 pm Last week, Dr Kwasniewski sent me a link to Matthew Hazell’s latest piece on his blog Lectionary Study Aids. It is, as always, both useful and interesting: a brief summary of Fr...
WHERE HOPE GROWS Movie Sees World Through Special Needs Eyes
CatholicMom.com - Apr 30, 2015 at 5:00 pm
The movie Where Hope Grows tells the story of Calvin Campbell, a former professional baseball player who was sent to an early retirement due to his panic attacks at the plate. ...
Thank A Nun Day: The Social Media Campaign to Say ‘Thanks’ to Catholic Sisters Around the World
Catholic Vote - Apr 30, 2015 at 5:00 pm
Religious liberty is at risk now more than ever before in America. And while political and legal battles are crucial for the survival of our nation’s most precious values, the...
Obama Threatens to Veto Bill to Stop Forcing Pro-Life Groups to Hire Abortion Activists
LifeNews.com - Apr 30, 2015 at 4:56 pm President Barack Obama apparently believes pro-life organizations should be forced to hire pro-abortion employees.
The House of Representatives is voting on Friday on a resolution...
God has not abandoned us, Chilean bishop says after volcano eruption
Catholic News Agency - General - Apr 30, 2015 at 4:32 pm Santiago, Chile, Apr 30, 2015 / 03:32 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Facing devastation from the unexpected eruption of the Calbuco volcano in southern Chile, Archbishop Cristian Caro of...
New Students for Life Program “Pro-Life Future” Will Connect Pro-Life Young Adults After College
LifeNews.com - Apr 30, 2015 at 4:11 pm Students for Life of America, the nation’s largest youth pro-life organization with over 800 groups on college and high school campuses, is announcing a brand new initiative aimed...
Religion and Discrimination
Catholic Vote - Apr 30, 2015 at 4:07 pm The controversy a few weeks ago over Indiana’s version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act has touched off an argument about the role of claims of religious conscience in...
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Commonweal - Apr 30, 2015 at 3:59 pm E.J. Dionne Jr. provides a deeper look into social problems in Baltimore--how globalization of the economy, technological change, and deindustrialization have taken manufacturing...
Radical Islam coming to Beinin, prelate reports
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 30, 2015 at 3:54 pm Militant Islam is making its presence felt in Benin, Archbishop Pascal N'Koue of Parakou told the Fides news service.
The archbishop, who is secretary-general of the country's...
Lay Catholics should be involved in politics, Pope says
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 30, 2015 at 3:49 pm "If Christians dissociate themselves from direct involvement in politics, it would be a betrayal of the mission of the lay faithful," Pope Francis insisted in a message to a group...
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The Deacon's Bench - Apr 30, 2015 at 3:45 pm A wise deacon told me recently: “Ours is a ministry of presence, not absence.” Amen! Sometimes the greatest gift we can offer, the most meaningful service we can render, is being...
Philadelphia priest returned to prison after court decision reinstating conviction
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 30, 2015 at 3:45 pm A prominent priest of the Philadelphia archdiocese has returned to jail, after the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania overturned an appeals-court decision and reinstated his conviction...
Pope's prayer intentions for May 2015
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 30, 2015 at 3:38 pm The Vatican has announced the prayer intentions of Pope Francis for May 2015.
The Pope's universal intention is: "That, rejecting the culture of indifference, we may care for our...
Despite dangers, Christian pilgrimages still focus on Holy Land, Middle East
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 30, 2015 at 3:36 pm The Roman institution sponsoring pilgrimages, the Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi (OPR), continues to focus on trips to the Middle East, despite the rising dangers of conflict there....
Ecumenical work is obligatory, Pope tells Anglican-Catholic commission
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 30, 2015 at 3:31 pm Working for Christian unity is not an option but an obligation, Pope Francis told members of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) at an audience on April...
8 Ways I Foster the Love of Science in My Children
CatholicMom.com - Apr 30, 2015 at 3:30 pm Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in Seton Magazine and is reprinted with permission by Seton Home Study School. We thank them for their sponsorship of CatholicMom....
Will Justice Kennedy go against gay rights? The Los Angeles Times sure hopes not
GetReligion - Apr 30, 2015 at 3:28 pm
Much of this week’s news is the Supremes and gay marriage, so what could be a better introduction than a piece on the man who will probably be the swing vote in this great debate...
Nigerian bishop rips Obama administration for pushing African nations to accept homosexuality
Catholic Culture - World News - Apr 30, 2015 at 3:27 pm A Nigerian bishop has renewed his complaint that American foreign-aid officials are "making aids and grants to Africa conditional on our accepting anti-life values."
Bishop...
Sofia Vergara’s Ex-Fiancé: Our Frozen Embryos “Have a Right to Live,” Opposes “Killing Them”
LifeNews.com - Apr 30, 2015 at 3:26 pm Sofia Vergara’s former fiance’ Nick Loeb is continuing his battle to protect his children — even though they are in the embryonic stage of life.
As LifeNews previously reported,...
Pope names new commission to implement reform of Vatican media
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Apr 30, 2015 at 3:22 pm VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has set up a five-person committee — which includes Irish Msgr. Paul Tighe — to find ways to implement recommendations for streamlining and modernizing...
